Shock absorber and stabilizer



R. B. MORSE.

SHOCK ABSORBER AND STABILIZER.

APPLICATION FILED JUL. 5.1921.

1,405,541 Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

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. 7 Application filed July 5,

'1 '0 all w/i am. it may concern:

lie it known that l. ltomzn'r B. Mousn, a citizen of the lnitod htatcs, residing at Houthport, in the county of Brunswick and State of North (arolinaflmve invented a new and useful Shock Absorber and Stabilizcr, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shock absorbing devices, and more nirticulnrly to a shock ahsorher to'hc employed in connection with motor vehicles, or the like, it heing understood however that absorbers of this chaructcr may he made relatively large to he applied to railway rolling storlcj The primary object of the invention is to provide a device which will not on the re hound of the spring to equalize the reverse action of the spring and relieve the spring of undue strain directed thereto.

A further ohjcct ot' the invention is to provide a device of this rrharnoter to he positioncd at an angle to the perpendicular so that the same will act as a stabilizer to insure against lateral movement of the vehicle.

A still further ohject ot the invonlion is to provide a device of this character which may he readily and easily applied, and one which will not require the altering of the construction of the vehicle or rolling stock to which the same is applied.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds. the intention rosidcs in the uomhination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hcreinattcr descrihed and claimed, it being' und stood that changes in the precise emhodizncnt of the invention herein disclosed, may he made within the scope of what is claimed. vit-l'r out departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawin l igiire 1 is a rear eleva innal view of a chassis of a vehicle disclosing a shock ahsorher constructed in accordance with the present invention as applied thereto.

Figure 2 is an elevational view of the shock ahsorher.

Figure is n the device.

Referring to the drawing in detail. the retcrcurc hnractci 5 designates th rear front elevatio al \lt'W of Specification of Letters Patent.

1921. Serial No. 452,431

axle housing of a motor vehicle which houses the usual power axle of a vehicle, the wheels 6 being mounted on the ends of the axle in the usual manner.

The spring 7 with which the absorbing device is associated has connection with the cod rail 8 of the chassis of the vehicle, and has its ends connected to the axle housing. as hy means of the shackles 5) which have mnnection with one arm of the hell crank lever 10, the hell crank lever having pivotal connection with the axle housing as at 11.

The shock absorber includes a pulley housing 12 which has an ear l i fo med integral therewith, which car is provided with an opening to accommodnte a bolt for securing' the pulley housing 12 to the arm l4 of the hell crank lover ll Associated with the pulley housing 12 is a pulley housing 15 that has connection with the cud rail of the chassis ot the vehicle. as at it the pulley housing l5 hcing; also provi l d with an ear iudiont d at l? through the medium of which the connctrtion with the end hor 8 of the chassis: is made.

Disposed within the pulley housings, are the valleys; 1H and 19 respectively, over which pulleys the flexihlc hand 20 operates, the flexihle hand :2 having one end thereof secured to the puller housing 15 as hy moans ot the I,', Yl 521 formed on the pulley housing l5.

coiled spring; 2;! fo ms'a part of the ahsorher and has one end formcd into a hook memhcr 2!; to he [nmitlom'd within the keep r 24 that is holted t tlu' chassis of the vchirle. along ourof thc Side rails thereof. As shown, the lll'XllllP hand 20 has connection with one cud f the coiled spring 22 as at 25, so tha movement of the flexible hand 20, results ill a relative movement of the spring member 22 to expand or permit the spring to retract In applying the device the pulley housing: 15 is secured to the chassis adjacent to the spring. whilrthe pulley housing 12 is secured to one. arm of the hell crank lever l", tho hand 20 is pnssed over the pulleys, and one end of the spring 2% is secured to he rhalssis of the vehicle.

it is ohvious that as the main spri 7 of the vehicles moves :lou nwurdly, the col 5:1 spring L: retracts to draw the flexible band 2!) 'mr the pulley hot when the spring 7 Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

rebounds, or moves to its normal position, thef'bell crank lever 10 is rocked to place spring 22 under tension thereby restrictg movement of the spring 7 on its rebound. I

It is to be understood that while I have shown and described the invention as a .thesameinay-be applied to eitherthe front or rear 'axlflof the 'vehidefaiiditmay the sufficiently-large to permit its-Rise imc nectionwith ra lweayrolliri stock.

:It might be further stated that the device may posltiohed on the axles-of a vehicle in an convenient location, and"! do not wish to be, restricted'to the' ei'act'positi'on as disclosed by the-drswings.'-"

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed'as new is 1. In combination with the chassis and I axle housing of a motor vehicle, a bell crank crank lever, a pulley having connection with the chassis, a flexible band connected to the chassis, adjacent to" one',of the pulleys, and having its intermediate portidn operating over the pulleys, and resilient means ha-vin connection with one end of the flexibe'band for-moving the flexible band bver the pulleys;

2;"Inco huie'tion with the chassis and axle housing-die motor vehicle, bell crank levers connected totlie axle housing, in main sgrin mvingits ends connected to one of tee arms'oif bell crank levers, flexible members ha'vihg' connection with the chassis land 'havingfeonnection with the opposite arm to the bell crank levers,'and coiled springs for. normally holding the flexible members-against movement;

' In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my. own, 'I ha\;e-heret0 affixed my signature in the presence bf-two witnesses.

ROBERT B. MORSE.

Witnesses:

E. L. Bmuuss, H. W. Hoon. 

